Chapter 335
Chapter 234 - 218: Coming to Pick Up (Second Update)
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Duanhua was relieved to see that her words had found their mark in Zhou Gu’s heart.
For all the hardships she had suffered because of him, she finally felt vindicated, a sense of triumph washing over her. "I wasn’t lying to you, this is what she herself said. It would be better for you to like me instead. At least we match in terms of status, and I have no intention of marrying into Nanchu."
Zhou Gu remained silent, his face darkened.
Duanhua continued,"When you pulled back the curtain earlier, did you see the little girl sitting next to her? You probably haven’t met her. That’s Ye Guixue’s niece, Ye Qiuying. Su Rong is very fond of her. Although she is indeed cute, she’s not so cute that I would kidnap her home for fun. After all, how entertaining can a child be? It’s all because of Su Rong, she wanted to create an opportunity to get involved with Ye Guixue, that’s why she encouraged me to abduct his niece."
As she spoke, she pulled up the curtain and pointed out to Zhou Gu, "Look, she is even peeling seeds for the little girl. Isn’t this out of consideration for Ye Guixue?"
Zhou Gu didn’t want to look, but he couldn’t control his eyes. Looking past the curtain that Duanhua had lifted, he saw Su Rong indeed peeling seeds. She ate one and then put another into Ye Qiuying’s mouth. Ye Qiuying was a delightful little girl, she also peeled seeds with her little hand. Mimicking Su Rong, she ate one and then fed one to Su Rong.
Zhou Gu found the sight irritating, but he couldn’t look away.
Seeing Zhou Gu’s reaction, Duanhua sneered, letting the curtain fall with a "pa" and asked deliberately, "What do you think, can Su Rong hook up with Ye Guixue and marry into the Ye Xiang Residence of Nanchu with her abilities?"
Zhou Gu snapped, "Have you said enough?"
Seeing his anger, Duanhua smiled brightly,"Not enough, don’t you like to hear it? But there’s no way around it. What I’m saying is just the truth, without any embellishments."
She paused deliberately, "I have already sent a message to Ye Guixue. When the time comes, he will come to the Tea House to see how his niece is getting along in the Princess Residence, to set his mind at ease. Actually, it’s to create an opportunity for him and Su Rong to meet."
Zhou Gu sneered, "You are really kind-hearted, don’t you know, she has no need for it?"
Duanhua was taken aback, "Why doesn’t she need it?"
Zhou Gu wanted to call her a fool. She claimed to be friends with Su Rong, but in fact, she was completely unaware of what Su Rong was up to. It was clear that Su Rong hadn’t told her anything at all, she was still in the dark.
With Su Rong’s wit, if she wanted to charm someone, it would be effortless. It just depended on whether she was willing to do it. Su Rong had clearly charmed Duanhua, figured out her temperament in such a short time. But even so, he felt that he was in a less favorable position compared to Duanhua.
Zhou Gu lost his interest in arguing, "Are you leaving or not? If you’re not leaving, I’m going."
Duanhua huffed, stood up, and snapped at him, "Go, go, go! You do not like me, then you might as well be a bachelor for the rest of your life! Nobody will marry you."
With that, she turned and left.
With the room door closed, and Duanhua gone, the private room became silent again.
Zhou Gu wondered, would he end up being a bachelor for the rest of his life? He didn’t know, but if he didn’t marry Su Rong, then who should he marry? It didn’t seem like there was anyone else he wanted to marry.
Su Xingze, who had been pretending to be an insignificant presence, seemed to come back to life only after Duanhua had left. He coughed lightly, and said to Zhou Gu, "You shouldn’t listen to Duanhua Princess. She was deliberately trying to provoke you."
Zhou Gu looked at Su Xingze, "She may have been trying to provoke me, but every word she said may be true."
At this, Su Xingze didn’t know what to say.
Duanhua went downstairs and returned to her seat, intentionally making her presence known. She waited for Su Rong to ask her what she said to Zhou Gu and why she took so long. But she waited for quite a while, and Su Rong didn’t ask. She couldn’t bear it any longer and nudged Su Rong’s arm, "Why aren’t you asking me?"
"What should I ask you?" Su Rong looked at her.
"Ask me what I said to Zhou Gu?"
Su Rong laughed, "Why should I ask? I have already broken off my engagement with him, there’s no connection between us anymore."
Duanhua rolled her eyes, "Don’t you have a little curiosity?"
"Alright then!" Su Rong grabbed another handful of seeds, "Then tell me."
Duanhua leaned close to her ear and whispered a string of words. Like spilling beans, she gave a detailed account of everything she had said to Zhou Gu in the private room. After unburdening herself, she smugly asked Su Rong, "Aren’t I very impressive? I made him mad."
Su Rong: "....."
She couldn’t help but reach out and pinch a soft part of Duanhua’s face, saying half-heartedly: "Yes, you’re great."
Duanhua snorted, glaring at Su Rong, "Why did you pinch so hard? Are you pinching me on behalf of Zhou Gu?"
Su Rong retracted her hand, deliberately made a cutting remark, "Zhou Gu wouldn’t want to touch your face."
Duanhua was fuming, "You jerk!"
"Alright, alright, I am a jerk." Su Rong leaned her face closer to Duanhua’s, "Now you can pinch me back!"
Duanhua didn’t pinch her face, but instead pinched her waist angrily, making Su Rong gasp in pain. It was only after she let go and muttered, "Don’t think I’m a fool, you wouldn’t dare to say that you weren’t trying to..."
Su Rong covered her mouth at once, trying to soothe her in whisper, "Let me peel seeds for you, alright?"
Duanhua swallowed her words and grunted in satisfaction, "Alright!"
When Su Rong let go, she started peeling seeds for her quickly and efficiently. In a little while, she had a handful of shelled seeds that she pushed into Duanhua’s hand, "Eat these!"
Duanhua opened her mouth wide, throwing all of them in at once. Her cheeks puffed up from eating, and Su Rong found her surprisingly cute. She couldn’t help but laugh.
Duanhua was in high spirits too, sitting quietly while the storytelling continued. The storyteller had now moved on to the topic of Princess Zhenmin’s marriage to Dawei.
Time flew by. The storyteller tapped his table and ended there.
Duanhua stood up, "Let’s go!"
With Su Rong holding Ye Qiuying’s hand and Fen Ling at their side, the four of them left the Tea House.
Outside the Tea House, numerous horses and carriages were parked. Among them, one carriage was very ordinary and unremarkable. However, with the ride’s curtain lifted, there sat an extraordinary person with a notable face.
Duanhua thought to herself, he really did come. Immediately, she grabbed Su Rong’s arm, "Second Young Master Ye, see him? Let’s go over."
Su Rong didn’t expect that what Duanhua had said to Zhou Gu was true. She had actually arranged a meeting with Ye Guixue. Su Rong nodded and started walking towards the carriage.
"Little Uncle." Ye Qiuying happily greeted him.
Ye Guixue reached his hand out of the carriage and smiled as he patted Ye Qiuying’s head. Then he turned to Su Rong, Duanhua, and Fen Ling, "There are a lot of people here, so I won’t get out for formalities. Lady Su Qi, Duanhua Princess, Master Feng, I’ve reserved a spot at the Treasure House. Shall we all have lunch there?"
Duanhua was stunned. Ye Guixue’s words and conversation were so natural as if they had known each other for a long time. She turned to Su Rong with a suspicious look.
Su Rong very readily agreed, "Okay!"
— End of Chapter 335 —